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Letter From
Denmark
Miss Lelia Gentry, a Fullbright student Jn Denmarktells of Holiday customs there and sends Seaf son’s Greetings to the County.
Dear Friends,
There are so. many folks in Rappahannock that 1 would like to send greeting to, and so little time that I'll try to say Merry Christmas to everyone at once.
Denmark is a.lovely place to be at this season. In this little land (only two^thirds the size of Virginia) you feel that fairy tales and Christmas wishes actually will come true. Every Dane considers Hans Anderson to, be his unelp, after all more. translations have been made of his stories than of •Many other book beside the Bible, and Denmark is proud of him. The country forms a bridge between Europe and the rest of Scandinavia, and for centuries people of many nations have traveled across. As a result Denmark has customs borrowed from many nationalities, and this makes Christmas more exciting.
First, purely Danisfi are little heart-shaped ornaments, woven of paper, to trim the tree. These are, traditionally red and white but / may also appear in other color combinations. The patriotic Danes trim the tree with long strings of
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